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This article features ten of the United States' highest-profile transportation infrastructure projects currently under way, five of which are making steady progress, and five of which are facing some serious challenges. A brief project synopsis is provided for each, along with reasons for its success or jeopardy. The five projects making progress are as follows: Dulles Transit Extension (Washington, D.C. area); Otay Mesa East (port facility, San Diego area); O'Hare Modernization (Chicago); Crescent Corridor Expansion (freight rail network from New Orleans to New Jersey); and Alaskan Way Viaduct. The five projects in limbo are as follows: Columbia River Crossing (joint Oregon-Washington project); Denver FasTracks (commuter and light rail, bus rapid transit); NextGen (Federal Aviation Administration project - advanced flight-tracking, communication systems technology); California High-Speed Rail (high-speed connection from Los Angeles to San Francisco); and Second Avenue Subway (East Side of Manhattan).

• Record URL:
  • http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-5-biggest-us-infrastructure-projects-plus-5-at-risk.html
• Availability:
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• Authors:
  • Holeywell, Ryan
  • Lippman, Daniel
• Publication Date: 2012-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 34-38, 40
• Serial:
  • Governing
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: e.Republic Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0894-3842

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Construction projects; Infrastructure
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Construction; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01368269
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 24 2012 8:22AM